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Etymology: Roeboides: Latin, rubus, ruber, reddish.
Eponymy: Dr Theodore W Bouchelle (d: 1935) was the surgeon and metallurgist of the Eden Mining Company, Nicaragua. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Fowler.
Taxonomic Remarks
See Lucena (2000) for taxonomic revision of the trans-andean species.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Subtropical; 21°C - 36°C (Ref. 36880)
Central America: Pacific slope rivers from west of the Sona Peninsula, Panama, to Coto River, north through the Parrita-Quepos region of Costa Rica to extreme west of Mexico, and on the Atlantic slope from rivers of Nicaragua (Managuá lake) and Honduras.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.2 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 36811)
Typical of quiet waters in creeks and shorelines of larger rivers where there is low to moderate current. Found in slightly brackish waters at sea level and in waters up to 610 m elevation, though generally more abundant below 200 m. Food consists of fish scales, including those of other characins, cichlid and others, and aquatic insects (Ref. 36880).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Lucena, C.A.S., 1998. Relaçocões filogenéticas e definição do género Roeboides, Günther (Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Characidae). Comun. Mus. Ciênc. Tecnol. PUCRS, Sér. Zool. Porto Alegre (CMCT), 11:19-59. (Ref. 34411)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00444 - 0.02253), b=3.09 (2.89 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.9 ±0.64 se; based on food items.
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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